Photos: The Amazing Rice Fields of Sapa
Sapa is a lovely town to wander about on foot. But, to really get a feel for the area, rent a scooter and head out of town to explore the rice fields and local hill tribe villages. It’s the best $6 you’ll ever spend.
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Nice pic’s of the kids. . .
Wow, Wes. These are some gorgeous photos. Love the new format, and this photo essay makes me excited to get to Sapa when I return to Asia.
-Jodi
Thanks, Jodi!
Beautiful photos !
Beautiful scenery and photos. I’ve really been enjoying your blog and stories.
Thanks, Matt — that’s high praise, coming from you. You’ve got some amazing shots on your site.
Stunning photos Wes. Hope we run into one another!!
Thanks! Let’s make it happen :)
awesome. like some sort of dream landscape!
Love the new photo format, makes me think I should make the leap. Oh yeah, I don’t know how to code my site, maybe I’ll just stick to basics :)
Awesome pics, the color really pops.
Wow, great shots ! Better than mine.
What amazed me most in Sapa was how good the little kids spoke English. Some spoke it without any accent. (that I noticed)
They really do. I met a hill tribe woman who had a strong American accent: “you buy from me, alright?”
Better luck with the weather in Sapa than I had. I was fighting some serious fog, not sure if I got any decent shots!
Great shots as usual, and I like the bigger format. I’ve been thinking about it for awhile, but I think I’ll do a little site redesign and move to posting bigger photographs. Looks like I’m riding your coattails again! :)
Yeah the weather in Sapa is really spotty, due to the altitude. I had several really nice days. Only one that was rainy all day. Thanks forthe kudos on the photos — I’m digging the larger format, though it is a lot more work…
What rich colors–I love this!
Thanks! You have to like green to enjoy it — they have a lot of that ;)
These are scenes I’ve wanted to just sit down and look at for a long time, tracing the lines, following the patterns. Awesome pix. Didn’t see any lies, though.
Thank you very much for your photos, Johnny. Hope to have more photos of Vietnam are posted here!
Dent
So wonderfully green! I can’t wait to get to Vietnam in about a month!
Nice! You’ll have a great time — lovely country and people.